The Power of the Personal

The Power of the Personal

It matters when we see someone’s face.    A few years ago, Jonathan Turner, an Israeli physician, conducted a fascinating experiment.  With their consent, he took photos of 300 men and women who were coming in for CT scans.  He attached...
Bless Your Heart

Bless Your Heart

 “Well, bless your heart.” What a wonderful thing to hear.  Someone wants to impart a blessing upon your inmost being.  But before you begin to savor that inward rush of joy and gratitude, it’s just possible that those words mean something else.  “Bless your heart” –...
Riding the Waves

Riding the Waves

According to Greek legend, it took the hero Odysseus 10 years to reach home by journeying across the Mediterranean Sea after the Trojan War. But that’s nothing.  So far an armada of plastic toys has been at sea for 29 years.  And some of them have gone...
Being Happy, Being Blessed

Being Happy, Being Blessed

(c) Charles M. Schulz Throughout July we’re taking an in-depth look at Proverbs, the Bible’s one-of-a-kind book about our never-ending need for wisdom.Charles M. Schulz never hid the fact that his most famous cartoon creation was really a depiction of himself.Charlie...